NW_PY019 Des Moines, IA Fri. Dec 07, 2018 USDA Market News BROILER/FRYER: Daily Estimated Slaughter of Broiler/Fryers Estimated Actual Avg. Wt. Actual Avg. Wt. (1,000) (1,000) (1,000) 12/07 12/06 12/05 12/04 12/05 12/04 11/30 11/28 Alabama 3,951 3,981 4,059 4,090 5.63 5.68 3,915 5.69 Arkansas 5,405 4,997 4,855 4,749 5.84 5.79 4,490 6.03 Delmarva 2,586 2,234 2,241 2,245 6.85 6.98 2,650 7.04 KY-LA-TN 2,347 2,357 2,199 2,367 5.27 5.44 2,374 5.49 Mississippi 2,678 2,834 2,864 2,895 6.29 6.36 2,595 6.29 North Carolina 2,414 2,945 3,030 3,129 8.02 8.12 4,026 8.15 Texas 2,771 2,555 2,457 2,537 6.70 6.81 3,025 6.81 Total 22,152 21,903 21,705 22,012 6.31 6.38 23,075 6.44 Mon-Friday 110,094 (A) 110,080 (A) Saturday 2,111 (included in total for date shown) 2,274 (A) Weekly cumulative for states listed above. Broiler-fryer slaughter under federal inspection for 07-Dec-18 and 08-Dec-18 is estimated to be 33,714,000 head down 4.29 percent from a week ago and up 4.8 percent from a year ago. (Last week 35,224,000, last year 32,173,000) Weekly broiler-fryer slaughter under federal inspection for the week ending 08-Dec-18 is estimated to be 166,917,000 head up 0.85 percent from a week ago, and up 2.17 percent from a year ago. (Last week 165,509,000, last year 163,366,000) Actual data incorporated when available. SOURCE: USDA Livestock, Poultry, & Grain Market News Des Moines, IA 515.284.4460 email: desm.lpgmn@ams.usda.gov http://www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/livestock-poultry-grain Prepared: 07-Dec-18 10:46 AM C JG
Broiler/Fryer: Daily Estimated Slaughter of Broiler/Fryers